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This is the exact guitar you'll receive. This guitar is brand new, but has been on display on our sales floor. May have a few light examples of shop wear such as light marks, scratches, etc. May not ship in original shipping box. This instrument still carries the full manufacturers warranty, and will be thoroughly inspected before shipping.
Weight (Serial Number: ST1963) - 7lbs 0.3oz
To celebrate 70 years of the Stratocaster®—the platinum anniversary of the world’s greatest electric guitar—the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster®. Its two-piece select ash body (with offset seam on the treble side) resonates with singing highs, sweet midrange and tight lows, and wears a gorgeous Wide Fade Two-Color Sunburst lacquer finish in a number of Custom Shop treatments with varying degrees of wear, including Time Capsule, NOS, Deluxe Closet Classic, Relic®, Journeyman Relic®, Heavy Relic® and Super Heavy Relic®.
Its one-piece quartersawn maple neck is fashioned with a special 70th anniversary Soft “V” profile based on an incredible Strat® neck from July 1954. This is topped with vintage compound-radius fingerboard (7.25” to 9.5”) with 21 medium vintage (47095) frets and a 1.625” bone nut. Three Custom Shop hand-wound ’54 Strat® pickups deliver that classic Strat® voice with clear, bell-like highs, routed through vintage '54 Strat® wiring with wax paper cap and five-way switching.
Other premium features and authentic first-year Strat® appointments include a single-ply white pickguard and serial-number back plate, 1954-style ABS white pickup covers and control knobs, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners, disc string tree, special 70th Anniversary Stratocaster® neck plate, deluxe embroidered hardshell case, special “case candy” kit and certificate of authenticity.
General
Series: 70th Anniversary Stratocaster
Orientation: Right-Hand
Color: Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst
Country Of Origin: US
Neck
Headstock: Stratocaster®
Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 07/54 Soft "V"
Neck Thickness: .885"
Neck Butt Width: 2.190"
Neck Thickness 12th Fret: .980"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck
Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Body
Body: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Hardware
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard: 1-Ply White
Control Knobs: Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic
Switch Tip: White ABS
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
String Trees: Vintage-Style Disc
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat®
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Potentiometers: 250K 10% Taper Split Flat
Accessories
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
